anhauen

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German

Etymology

From an- +‎ hauen.

Pronunciation

Verb

anhauen (weak, third-person singular present haut an, past tense haute an, past participle angehaut, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to hit
    • 2022 September 23, Ruth Lang Fuentes, “Reise durch die End-90er”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Schließlich ein drittes Mal Stimmen, Gitarre umhängen, Basssaiten anhauen, mit den Sticks den Takt vorgeben.
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  2. (transitive, informal) to accost (to approach someone with a demand or request)
    • 2021 August 24, Fabian Lichter, “Im Disneyland der Süffelrentner”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Etwas Liebliches steckte in der Art, wie einen die mittags schon knallrot glühenden Rentner-Birnen anhauten, um sich freundlich aggressiv Bestätigung einzuholen, dahin gehend, dass es hier doch wohl wirklich ausnahmslos schön sei.
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Conjugation

Further reading

  • anhauen” in Duden online
  • anhauen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache